Took a gamble and bought this for a project..

[RandomH]

The USA SweetSpot Cards are some of my favorite cards. I've owned the Kentrail Davis and the Christian Colon, I keep thinking if I should have tried for the set.

Awesome pick-up, Sir!

 

[kentuckyderby]

Ian has made it clear in the past that he doesn't care much for me but I have to admit that he didn't make this topic go astray/ off topic
The original post was asking if the purchase of the Strasburg card was a good one...
Then it turned into question after question about future product

With that said, my fantasy team could sure use ERA/WHIP/K boost from SS

 

[bportjoey]

mr ian for someone who cant stand razor you sure put a lot of time and passion in bashing it, its clear your not a fan of it....usually is someone doesn't like something/someone you just ignore it, you sound like a bitter ex-girlfriend that cant get over her old relationship......GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON!!! :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:

 

[Lancemountain]

Ian has made it clear in the past that he doesn't care much for me but I have to admit that he didn't make this topic go astray/ off topic
The original post was asking if the purchase of the Strasburg card was a good one...
Then it turned into question after question about future product

Jeez man you are so transparent. I'm just a random dude here on the site and even I know that when I see a razor thread it's only a matter of time until Kentuckyderby shows up with some negativity.

Here you are just waiting to quote something so it looks like you are giving an opinion on the topic at hand, quoting a guy you don't get along with for the expressed intent of getting a dig in. You stalked every break of LOTD in the box break section just to break balls and you know it.

I know, I know....he asked for opinions and you guys are just giving a friendly opinion, right? :?

I mean, even your signature is meant as a slap. And it's been there for a year.

Positive vibrations.

Back on topic, great idea, lower the price. If that means more lower end cards so be it. Legends of the Diamond was a great idea IMO but the price was way to high. JMHO.

 

[bportjoey]

Ian has made it clear in the past that he doesn't care much for me but I have to admit that he didn't make this topic go astray/ off topic
The original post was asking if the purchase of the Strasburg card was a good one...
Then it turned into question after question about future product

Jeez man you are so transparent. I'm just a random dude here on the site and even I know that when I see a razor thread it's only a matter of time until Kentuckyderby shows up with some negativity.

Here you are just waiting to quote something so it looks like you are giving an opinion on the topic at hand, quoting a guy you don't get along with for the expressed intent of getting a dig in. You stalked every break of LOTD in the box break section just to break balls and you know it.

I know, I know....he asked for opinions and you guys are just giving a friendly opinion, right? :?

I mean, even your signature is meant as a slap. And it's been there for a year.

Positive vibrations.

Back on topic, great idea, lower the price. If that means more lower end cards so be it. Legends of the Diamond was a great idea IMO but the price was way to high. JMHO.

+100

 

[Lancemountain]

have an idea too. This is coming from the collector's side and not the businessman's side so it may be naive... :lol: But....

If you produce this product, include a code card in each pack. (and any future LOTD) You enter this code into Razor's website and it'll show what card from the checklist has been "found" I understand that if the main chase cards from the CL has been "checked off" quickly that it will result in unsold product on shelves, making distributors not too happy...I think in the long run you will get more repeat customers, a lot traffic to your site of course, and most importantly build a level of trust and customer service that I think everyone agrees is lacking in the hobby.

Again, could be a flawed idea (if people don't enter codes, CL clerical mistakes, ect) but a thought non the less.

 

[ozzy]

Good buy, I look forward to a four sport offering.

 

[Russ S.]

Nice card.
Average buy I think.

 

[sportscardtheory]

mr ian for someone who cant stand razor you sure put a lot of time and passion in bashing it, its clear your not a fan of it....usually is someone doesn't like something/someone you just ignore it, you sound like a bitter ex-girlfriend that cant get over her old relationship......GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON!!! :arrow: :arrow: :arrow:

Thanked. Some of these "Razor bashers" are starting to sound like a bunch of whiny little babies.

Do what you do, Brian. It's your business, your money and your time and effort. These haters are not your customers, so who gives a shat what they say or think. The market will tell you what you are doing right or wrong, not these loons.

P.S. If the Strasburg card is going into one of your buy-back products, then it doesn't matter if it was a good deal or not.

 

[kentuckyderby]

Ian has made it clear in the past that he doesn't care much for me but I have to admit that he didn't make this topic go astray/ off topic
The original post was asking if the purchase of the Strasburg card was a good one...
Then it turned into question after question about future product

Jeez man you are so transparent. I'm just a random dude here on the site and even I know that when I see a razor thread it's only a matter of time until Kentuckyderby shows up with some negativity.

Here you are just waiting to quote something so it looks like you are giving an opinion on the topic at hand, quoting a guy you don't get along with for the expressed intent of getting a dig in. You stalked every break of LOTD in the box break section just to break balls and you know it.

I know, I know....he asked for opinions and you guys are just giving a friendly opinion, right? :?

I mean, even your signature is meant as a slap. And it's been there for a year.

Positive vibrations.

Back on topic, great idea, lower the price. If that means more lower end cards so be it. Legends of the Diamond was a great idea IMO but the price was way to high. JMHO.

Excuse me there pal but my point was that BG requested that Ian Stewart stay on topic of the initial post. My point was that the original post asked (paraphrased) "what do you think of my purchase of Strasburg" and it turned into a thread OFF TOPIC about promoting of a future product. I wasn't defending any of what Ian Stewart said. I was just saying it was wrong to tell him to stay on topic of the initial post when many other including BG himself = going far off topic of the intial post (opinion on if the SS was a good buy). In retrospect I'm sure BG himself would even agree that he was gulity of going off topic of the SS opinion and that Ian Stewart wasn't the only one


As far as the breaks of those PSA cards, every price I gave had substance and proof. You cannot fib about closing auction prices. You cannot lie about BIN prices. In some threads people were incorrectly telling those who did breaks that they could easily get $ back on their tremendous breaks. I was actually letting people know what the going rates were on ebay. I actually had some (including the guy in Afghanistan who did many breaks) thank me for giving a better insight on the cards and saving them time of checking completed auctions

Me showing up with negativity in this thread? ------I wasn't ripping on Razor. I was just stating that the pot is calling the kettle black (The thread was supposed to be opinion on SS purchase. If it was supposed to be discussion about future Razor product, then either start another thread OR just come out with it from the get-go and say that is what the purpose of the thread was)

Even your last sentence Lance "Back on topic..." is off topic of the original post. The topic on hand was/is your opinion on Strasburg buy

 

[subject to change]

I never quite understood all the belly-aching over Razor. If you like their products, great. If not, just don't buy it and move on. Constructive criticism is great, but it seems like the same group of people pop up in every thread with the same comments, none of which are very constructive.

With that said, I hope Brian can continue to turn out quality products, whether they be original sets or repackaged lines. I would ultimately love to see Razor return to making original baseball releases, but whatever he can do to turn a profit and keep the brand name out there on a yearly basis seems like a good idea to me.

 

[dethomas07]

Based upon all the hype, you probably got a good deal on it because of the unlikelihood of bleeding for this particular card.

I am excited to see future baseball products. So far, the boys and I have gotten in on the very first baseball series and the lettermen.

David

 

[matchpenalty]

Silver ink hasn't had problem of fading. I would rate it as an average buy right now.

 

[bigredmachine]

I have no problem with Razor. Dont buy a lot of their cards but they have their place in the market. I wish the company best of luck. It seems in this Obama world if your a company and making money and doing good thats a bad thing. Why does everyone have to be a hater?

 

[Dice-K Collector]

I think it would be terrible for a great sweet spot card to be cut up, but if you must, Ill buy razor products to try and get that.

 

[sportscardtheory]

I have no problem with Razor. Dont buy a lot of their cards but they have their place in the market. I wish the company best of luck. It seems in this Obama world if your a company and making money and doing good thats a bad thing. Why does everyone have to be a hater?

::facepalm::

 

[TomMurry]

I really have not been able to buy much Razor since most places around here dont carry it. Overall, I like a lot of the cards I've seen. I put together a complete set of all of the Poker autos of the first year and partial sets of the other years. Just something different. I think the buyback boxes are a cool idea too. I wouldnt buy a box of hockey cards as I dont care for it, but you better believe if I bought a box of these buybacks and hit a Lemieux BGS RC or a Crosby Cup RC, I'd be thrilled.

This product could potentially cross the lines with specific sport collectors and get them interested in other sports. Sometimes it just takes a since good hit to get you hooked. I think Brian has a solid idea with this. Comparing this product to Tri Star is horse ****. Tri Star had 5 chase cards in an entire product of millions of cards. I'd rather pay more to have a better chance of hitting something. I would hope that there would be a larger number of big hits, but I also realize that if every pack had a big hit, it sure as hell would run more than 200 a pack.

Brian, I think the Strasburg is a great pickup for the product. I dont think you got a great price. Seems about average. Its the idea of snagging something that people will want. That 700.00 buy may result in 20,000.00 or more in pack sales for people hoping to hit that one card.

If I can put together some extra cash at some point, I might take a shot at this. If not, I still wish you luck getting the product together and onto the shelves.
Tom

 

[PaulKonerkbro]

I'd be interested in buying a box of this still, but BG----



What is the ratio of these monster hits to the shatty ones that are valued way lower than the price of the box? I know everything in there isn't worth $200!

 

[JackLondon]

I like Sweet Spot autos a lot. That one has such a low number that I feel you did pretty well with the price. Good one!

 

[goldenegg1]

I love Sweet Spot Autos myself and I would take that for my collection anyday over a non autographed refractor of any color.